Bottle cooler



J. M. SCHILLING BOTTLE cooLER Filed sept. 22, 1 928 *March 25, 1930..

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JOHN M. scHrLLING, on LIMA, oHIo vIBOITLE COOLER y Application ledseptember 22, ,1928. iS-eralNo. 307,645.

. if, for example ice water, contained in the tank inwhich the `carriers and tracks arekk located. My present invention pertains to improvements in bottle coolers of theV type j-ustde,-v scribed, by which bottles of varying sizes may 3o be handled by the bottlepcarriers without danger of having them slip from the ridingV tracks, and byy which the bottles in the carriers are otherwise prevented from vimproperly leaving the compartments of thev car- 25 rier. I have found in operating bottle coolers. of the vtype underv consideration, that I where thebottle 'carrier is rotated rapidly,

. the centrifugal force'eXertedLon thebottles when` they are `in the. upper halfiof the carrier, tends to throw vthem from the rcomparti-- ments of the ca-rrier and in some cases lsuficiently to cause them to jam against the cas-j ing of the cooler with sufficient force to break thebottles. By my presentinvention, I prevent this result by providing a shield around and above the bottle carriers to prevent their leaving the compartments in thefcarriers eX- *cepting when the bottles are in alignment with the service openings of the casing of the cooler. Bymy invention I further safeguard against bottle breakage, by leaving a considerable space between the riding tracks and the inner surfaceof the bottom wall of the cooler casing, for I ,find that bottle caps 4f and foreign matterof different kinds find their way into the cabinet around the bottle carriers and with damaging results, where no special provision is made for a space permitting the accumulation of foreign matter such as bottle caps, below the bottle carriers. My invention willbest be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings showing a preferred embodiment thereof, in which Fig. l is -a longitudinal, vertical, central sectional view through my improved bottle cooler,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of the bottle cooler shown inFig. 1, taken along` the lFig.v 3 shows in; aview similar to Fig.2 a" modified construction of shield surrounding the upper portions of the bottle carriers to prevent their leaving/the compartments in thecarriers, and l Fig. 4t? shows in a view similar to Fig, l, a modified form ofriding track."

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several-views. l

As shown in Figs` 1 and Qimy bottle cooler consists of a casing 10 lpreferably having metal Walls spaced from each other and iilled with heat insulating material,'for example, cork, asbestos, mineral wool, or the like; The

`ca -sing is open at its top and provided with a cover 11, which'may beremoved from the casing to install the bottle 'carriers and to aiford access to thebottle carriers and the interior of the'casing wheneverdesired. vThe-cover 11 is provided with service doors l2, 12 and a door 13,-the latter being provided'to facilitate icing the cooler. Each of the doors l2 is above the central upper portionsof a series of bottle Vcarriers 11i mounted for rotary movement on a shaft 15 supported by a metal framework as indicated.y Each carrier sup,

portingl framework comprises' two vertical metal'bars 16 and 17V and a horizontallypdis-- posed rectangular'frame-IS made by bending asimilar metal bar so that it may Abe fas; i

the cooler.

tened at the mid portion of its opposite sides to the vertical bars 16 and 17 to surround one series of the bottle carriers 14. The junctions of the bars 16 and 17 with the rectangular frame 18 support the ends of the shaft 15.

Each of the carriers 14 is provided with radial bottle compartments 19, of the general shape of the neck portions of bottles 2O of the largest size contemplated to be handled by Each of the compartments 19 is of sufficient extent radially to contain the entire neck portion of the bottle and a part of the cylindrical portion of the bottle, to the end that the bottles may be retained in radial position in the compartments. The projecting bottom portions of the bottles provide for the direct action of the cooling medium upon the bottles, and permit readily grasping the bottles to place them in the carriers and remove them from the same.

Each of the series of bottle carriers is provided with a plurality of metal riding tracks 21, each of which is mounted concentrically with the shaft 15 around one ofthe bottle carriers 14, substantially in its mid plane, the distance from each riding track 21 to the outer surface of the corresponding carrier 14, being such preferably as to permit but slight clearance between the riding track and the bottom of the bottle of largest size to be `handled by the cooler. The riding tracks 21 are preferably supported in the position and relation described, by a metal bar 22 extending transversely between the bars 16 and 17, a substantial distance, for example from two to four inches, above the inner surface of the bottom of the casing 10. The

'lower ends of the bars 16 and 17 constitute legs holding the riding' tracks in the elevated position referred to. In addition, the riding tracks 21 are supported in the position described, by engagement with the metal frame 18. Additional supports may be given the riding tracks 21V by supplementary rectangular frames 23 and 24 bent from metal bars to the form indicated and supported at mid portions of their opposite sides by the frame 18 so that the tracks 21 rest against the horizontally disposed members of these frames 23 and 24. The Yriding tracks 21 preferably eX- tend around the upper portions of the carriers 14 excepting immediately below the service doors 12, where the tracks are discontinued to permit the insertion of bottles into and the removal of the same from the bottle carriers.

The riding tracks 21, around the lower halves of the carriers 14, constitute supports for the bottles carried by the carriers, since when they are below the shaft 15, the bottles tend to slip from the compartments 19, and are' prevented from so doing by the riding tracks 21. Above the shaft 15, the tendency of the bottles', due to their weight is to assume a position in the compartments 19 as near to the shaft 15 as the shape and size of the bottles will permit, and there is normally therefore, no riding of the bottles on the extensions of the riding tracks 21 above the frame 18. l/Vhen one of the carriers 14 is rotated vigorously however, the centrifugal effect exerted on the bottles in the carrier tends to throw them outwardly from their Compartments, even when they are above the shaft 15 and the extensions of the riding tracks 21 above the frame 18, therefore constitute shields or guards to prevent the bottles leaving the compartments.

In Fig. 3, I illustrate a somewhat different form of shield or guard where the riding tracks 21L do not extend substantially above the horizontal metal frame 18. In this case the shield or guard consists of a piece of sheet metal 25 bent to substantially the curvature of the riding tracks 21a and held in place by bent metal bars 28 supported at their ends from the frame 18, which sheet metal piece 25 may entend over and shield all of the bottle carriers 14 of a series of carriers.

The clearance space between the bar 22 and the bottom of the casing 10 provides a substantial refuse receptacle for bottle caps, broken glass and any foreign matter that may find its way into the cooler and that would otherwise interfere with turning the carriers to move the bottles through the color.

In addition to the riding tracks 21, I find it desirable to provide each carrier framework with guide tracks 27 which are circular in conformation and of a radius to engage the opposite side walls of the b-ottles if they for any reason degart axially from substantially radial position in the compartments 19, the distance between any two of the guide tracks 27 provided for one of the bottle carriers, being slightly greater than the body diameter of the largest bottle to be handled by the cooler. The guide tracks 27 may be continuous rings as indicated, since they do notV interfere with the insertion of the bottles into or the removal of the same from the bottle carriers, or they may be of any other desired extent, and they are supported centrally around the shaft 15 by metal brackets 29 secured to the bar 22 and to the horizontal members of the bent frames 23 and 24, and by the frame 18. It frequently happens in handling soft drinks by means of a cooler of the kind described, that bottles Vof somewhat different size and shape must be handled for different drinks, although the bottles have substantially the same capacity. I have found that where the bottles have relatively long slender necks, as compared with the largest size bottle for which the cooler is designed, the bottles readily tilt in the compartments and so much so at times as to leave the riding tracks entirely and jam against the supporting frame and casing, unless special provision is'made to prevent it. rPhe guide and damage tothe cooler is` 'prevented.

Metal plates 28, whichv may beperforated if desired, are supported by the carrier'frames in spaced relation between the frames, to

leave an icing compartment 30 between them,

so that ice may be retained in the icing compartinentl and cool-the water contained in the lower part of the casing, without the posf sibility of the ice findinca its way between the bottles, which would tend to interfere with their movement through the cooling medium andbreakthe bottles jamming between them@ Y vVhile the riding tracks shown in llig. l are shown as of circular crosss'ection, l do not limit myself to that particular form, but l may employ, if desired, other forms, for example, a rectangular cross-section, as shown at 2lb in ll. Any desiredshape andsize of bar may be employed for the riding tracks and for the guide tracks, it being desirable, however, that the shape and size used, will produce small yfriction between the bottles and the tracks, 'that the tracks willbe suliiyciently strong Aand stiffjto carryl the loads placed upon them, and that they provide ample clearance around them to permit bottle caps` broken glass, and foreign matter generally, to find their .way into the refuse'recepf tacle.v

, The riding and guide'tracks may be secured totheir supporting bars and brackets inany convenient manner, for'example, by soldering, brazing or spot-welding them `to'said supports. l Y While l have shown my invention in the particular embodimentL above described, it will be understood thatl do not limit myself to this exact construction as l'may employ equivalents known to the art at the time of the filing o f this application without departfrcm the scope of the appended claims. What l claim is: lil A l 1. In ra bottle coolerythe @Olnbinationof ra casing, rotary'bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planesfor rotary movement in saidcas'- ing, riding tracks around said carriersfor holding `bottles therein, and guide tracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of riding tracks for engagingbottles in said carriers to hold bottles on saidriding tracks, said -framework including llaterall,T extending bars supporting said-tracks and legs extending below said Vtracks and below the lowermost one of said supporting bars to rest upon the bottom of'saidcasing and holding said tracks a. substantial,'distance above the bottom of said casing constitutingthe lower partof said casing arefuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces'around thempe'rmitting ing, and riding tracks'around said carriers forholding bottles therein, said framework including laterally extending bars supporting said tracks and legs extending belowsaid tracks and below the lowermost one of. said supporting bars to rest upon'the bottom ofsaid casing and' holding said tracks asubstanf' tial distance above the bottom of said Vcasing constituting the lower part of said casing 'a refuse receptacle below said tracks,"said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreignmatter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle. f

3. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers vin,substantially ver# tical' planesffor rotary movement invsaid cas; ing, riding tracks around said-carriers for holding bottles therein, and guide tracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles in said Vcarriers to hold said bottleson said rid-Y ing tracks, said framework including, later.- ally extending bars vsupporting 4 said tracks and legs. extending below said tracksand bef vlow thelowermost one of saidsupporting'bar's to rest upon the bottomV of said casing' and holding` said Vtracks ya substantialv distance above the bott-om of said casingconstituting the lower part of said casing a'refuse receptacle below said tracks, said trackshaving substantial clearance spaces/around them permitting foreign matter to passfreely into said f refuse receptacle, said riding tracks extending abovethe axes of saidcarriersand com'- prising shields preventing' egress of 'bottles from said' carriers by centrifugalaction.

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4l. In bottle cooler, the combinationofja i casing, rotary bottle carriers, framework .supporting said carriers in substantiallyver? tical planes for'rotarymovement in said casiio said carriers'to hold said bottlesonsaidridf ing' tracks, said framework including laterally Yextending kbars supporting said ,tracks and Alegs extending belowsaid tracksjandjibe.-

low the lowermost one of said supporting bars toy rest 'upon the bottomfof said Leasing' and holding said 'tracks a substantial ldi stance above the bottom'of said casing constituting ,the lower part of said casing a refuserelc'eptacle below ,saidv tracks,f said trackshaving substantial clearance spaces aroun'dthemper# ,mitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle, said 'guide tracks compri's 'ing continuous rings.

Vsaidcarriers to hold said bottles on said riding tracks, said framework including laterally extending bars supporting said tracks and legs extending below said tracks and below the lowermost one of said supporting bars to rest upon the bottom of said casing and holding said tracks a substantial distanceabove the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part of said casing a refuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle, said riding tracks extending above the axes of said carriersA and comprising shields preventing egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action, and said guide tracks comprising continuous rings.

6. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotarybottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, guide tracks in ,planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles in said carriers to hold said bott-les on said riding tracks, said framework including laterally extending bars supporting said tracks and legs extending below said tracks and below the lowermost one of said supporting bars to rest upon the bottom of said casing andvholding said tracks a substantial distancev above the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part ofsaid casing a refuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuseA receptacle, and shields around the upperl portions of said carriers preventing egress Vof bottles from said carriers byv centrifugal action.

7. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in lsaid casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, guide tracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of vsaid riding tracks for engaging bottles in said carriers to hold said bottles on said ridingtracks, said framework including laterally extending bars supporting said tracks Yand legs extending belowV said tracks and below the lowermost one of said supporting barsjtorest upon the bottom of said casing and holding said tracks a substantial distance above the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part of said casing a refuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle, and Shields around the upper portions of said carriers preventing egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action, said guide tracks comprising continuous rings.

8. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in said casing, and riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, said framework including laterally extending bars supporting said tracks and legs extending below said tracks and below the lowermost one of said supporting bars to rest upon the bottom of said casing and holding said tracks a substantial distance above the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part of said casing a Vrefuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle, Said riding tracks extending above the axes of said carriers and comprising shields preventing egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action.

9. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially verticalplanes for rotary movement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, said framework including laterally extending bars supporting said tracks and legs extending below said tracks and below the lowermost one of said supporting bars to rest upon the bottom of said casing and holding said tracks a substantial distance above the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part of said casing a refuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle, and shields around the upper portions of said carriers preventing egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action.

10. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, guide tracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles in said carriers to hold said` bottles on' said riding tracks, and supports holding said tracks a. substantial distance above the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part of said casing a refusel receptacle below said tracks,

'said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle.

11. In a bottle cooler, the combination of' a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, and supports holding said tracks a substantial 'distance above the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part of said casing a refuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having sub? stantia-l clearance spaces `around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle.

12. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, and guide tracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles in said carriers to hold said bottles on said rid-A ing tracks, said guide tracks comprising continuous rings.

13. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, and guide tracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks forv engaging bottles in said carriers to hold said bottles vo n said rid-l ing tracks, said riding tracks extending above the axes of said carriers and comprising shields preventing egress of bott-les from said carriers by centrifugal action.

14. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriersin substantially vertical planes for rotary movement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, guide tracks in planes s substantially parallel'with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles 'in said carriers to hold said bottles on said riding of said carriers preventing egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action. Y

15. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers,` a kframework supporting saidzcarriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary lmovement in said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, guide tracksV in planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles in said carriers to hold` 'said bottles on said riding tracks, and supports holding said tracks a substantial distance aboverthe bottom of said casing constituting thel lower` part of said casing afrefuse'receptaclebelow said tracks, said tracks having substantial` clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely vinto said 'refuse receptacle, said guide trackscomprising continuous rings.

16.` lIn a bottle cooler, the' combination -of va casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially verical planes for rotary movement in said cas ing, .riding tracksaround said carriers for yholding' bottles therein, guidetracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles in said car- .rie'rs to hold said lbottles on said riding ;venting egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action.

' 17. Ina bottle cooler, the combination of a rotary bottle carriers, a framework Y casing, supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes for rotary inovementin said casing, riding tracks around said carriers for holding bottles therein, guide tracks in planes substantially parallel with the planes of said riding tracks for engaging bottles in said carriersto hold said bottles'on said riding tracks, supports holding said tracks a substantial distance above the bottom of said casing constituting the lower part of said cas- .ing a refuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign/matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle, and

shields around the upper portions of said `carriers preventina egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action.

1 8, In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially vertical planes'forv rotary movement in said casy s ing, riding tracks around said carriers for tracks, and shields around the upper portions Y holdingbottlestherein, and supports holdthe bottom kof said casing constituting the llowerA partof said casing a refuse receptacle mitting foreign matter Vrto pass freelyinto.'

saidrefuse receptacle, said riding, tracks eX- Ving saidtracks a substantial distance aboveyf tending above the vaXis'of said carriers and comprising shields preventing egress of bottles from said carriers by centrifugal action.V y f .l 19. In a bottle cooler, the combination of a casing, rotary bottle carriers, a framework supporting said carriers in substantially rverticalplanes for rotary movement insaid cas-v ing, riding tracks around said 'carriers for holding bottles therein, supports holding said tracks a substantial distance above the bottorn of said casing constituting the lower part of said casing a refuse receptacle below said tracks, said tracks having substantial clearance spaces around them permitting foreign matter to pass freely into said refuse receptacle, and shields around the upper portions of said carriers preventing egress of lo ip ottles from Said carriers by centrifugal acion.

.In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this l5 day of Sept., A. D. 1928.

JOHN M. SCHILLING. 

